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EU Extends Music Copyright to 70 Years

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-another-twenty-years? dept.

MrSteveSD writes "The copyright on sound recordings by the Beatles, Rolling Stones and other famous bands was due to expire in the next few years. However, the EU Council has now scuttled any such hopes. The copyright term has been extended from 50 to 70 years with aging rockers expressing their delight."

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  1. Re:Slackers by Legal.Troll · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They have jobs, you freaking moron. Do you think it's easy making money in the music business? Do you think it doesn't involve hard work? Perhaps you also think that being a professional musician would be as simple as recording a garage album and then kicking back while members of the public send you checks for millions of dollars -- if only it weren't for those greedy fatcat record labels that provide no worthwhile or necessary services and do nothing but leech?

    There seems to be a lot of ignorance packed into that nine-word sentence you typed.

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    "Outdated business models" is code for "I don't like paying for things, but want them anyway"